[opendtv] Re: Martin: 15% of Stations Face Smaller DTV-Coverage Areas
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:15:00 -0400
Dale Kelly wrote:
> I should have said; "[replicating VHF covergae with UHF is] not ALWAYS
practical."
Dunno how this will play out, Dale. Because from what I've seen:
1 MW UHF close to 50 mile range is solid, good signal margin usually.
Long range analog VHF at 316 KW is also very watchable, unless noise
creeps in, which it can.
But on the other hand, how will digital 5 KW or even 13 KW VHF compare
at that range? That's what we'll be finding out here.
Also, I have no doubt that 1 MW digital UHF at long range is hands down
better than 5 MW analog UHF, same range.
Over here anyway, I'd guesstimate that digital 1 MW UHF coverage is the
"equal" of analog VHF at that 300+ KW level. Of course, I haven't driven
around in a van to check this out, but I have tried multiple antenna
configurations and receivers.
Bert
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